Sorry for the typos in the video :( I was in a hurry editing the video and didn't notice after exporting but next time I will double check. Let me know what videos you would like to see next on the channel. Thanks and have a great one :)
Thorough and spot-on tips, techniques, and commentary, Octavian.👍 Points well illustrated in vids and stills. Balanced perspective, too - shows much thought. Other channels mention the technique briefly among others, but fail to go into depth. Text and graphics overlays, effective. Agree, technique can easily be overdone to the point of losing impact - too many YT channels showing slight variations of the same “light-trap” compositions. Some folks take comfort in the approach because people in the shots cannot (generally) be identified. Variations you mentioned sometimes called “working the scene”. Agree, process can seem inefficient (what are we missing elsewhere while hanging around?) - can be overcome by accepting trade-offs. A possible negative of staying in one place too long is attracting unwanted attention to yourself (especially if you stand too long outside a bank😁). A good “bookend” follow up to this post would be a vid about “hunting”. BTW, hope that waffle shops are among the fully opened places😁. Cheers!
Thanks a lot Paul :) Fully agree with you so far. I also noticed when I am standing in place for more than couple minutes people are becoming suspicions. We are constantly moving or staring at our phones, if you are not doing that you are probably 'up to something' :) - and I am not talking about a bank here :)). I will probably do one on hunting aswell soon. I need to do also one on editing. I really need to stop with the waffles, it's easier now because it pretty warm outside :). Thanks again for your feedback !
In the meantime I watched your settings video and got most answers, except maybe for the metering you use, thanks. And you definitely deserve a lot more subscribers, your videos and photos are better than most and more informative, too!
Octavian I also use both techniques when shooting street. It’s nice to find a nice background or some nice light and wait for a subject to walk into the frame but I also enjoy walking around and hunting. I am wondering if you ever “shoot from the hip” where you don’t bring the camera to your face. I have found this allows me to get much closer to my subjects and I’m able to capture shots I would not get if I pulled the camera to my eye.
Hi Jim ! Thanks for watching. I agree with you regarding shooting from the hip, people will not notice you and basically they will not change their attitude so the scene is 'pure'. I rarely shoot from hip to be honest, but that's a good technique. I will probably do whole video with this technique at one point. Thanks for the feedback !
An interesting video, Octavian and yes, however we have totally different styles, I'm a hunter but sometimes I'm fishing when I see a good background or surroundings:-))
Couldn’t agree more Octavian. Pictures that has more depth, people interaction (as like the pictures taken by street photography gurus from 20th century such as Joel Meyerowitz, Fred Herzog, Vivian Maier, etc) somehow entice me more. Trying to put these elements as a photographer forces you to think more creative. Thanks for the content again 👌
It already seemed to be a lot of work. Now I see that it is a lot of science too 😁. For a beginner probably the best way to go would be a mix between the two techniques(something like hunting for a good place to fish), trying to be more active, and once one gets more experienced, the appropriate time to use each technique will come naturally. Great lesson and beautiful shots. Glad to see them again. Thanks for sharing the knowledge. And yes, Harry Mack is pretty awesome 🙂
Thanks for watching Alexandru ! I know it's not quite your domain/interest but appreciate you watched the video and big love for Harry Mack :). Hope you have a great one ! :)
Good tips and very true conclusion. Nice for beginners to get into streetphotography, but social media is simply completely oversaturated with this kind of pictures. Thanks for the video! 🙂👌
You're extremely talented. I like all of these shots. Street photography is an area I have aways struggled with, but many of the the techniques and photos you discuss here have given me new ideas. If you ever plan to come to my hometown here in Gent to take photos please feel free to contact me. It would be fun to watch you working and get some valuable tips to improve my photos (if you don't object, of course). I will even buy you a nice lunch. You'll find me on facebook under my name.
Thanks a lot for the kind words Graham ! I come at least one time per month in Gent, love the city and the vibes. Feel free to follow me on instagram, I am not quite often on facebook. I will let you know when I come to Gent. Thanks again!
Congratulations for the video and for your images (finally photographs that have a soul). I look forward to the video on the hunting technique. See you soon
@@OctavianCarare I did it (photography and also some streetwork) until we got kids. Now waiting for the Q2 to arrive and will pick up this great hobby again. Never stopped making pictures but now there’s more time again. Love to do a workshop someday and will keep this in mind!
Love all your videos and like others am curious about how you process your images, especially how much you already underexpose (and how), when you take the picture, thanks!
Awesome video, thanks. I was doing this also but never realized it was a technique with a name. Cool tips actually. Eventhough I agree that you should not only don this, you motivated me to do it more ;) Yeah, more videos of that style 😎
Great informative video Octavian :) I was having the exact same issue and dilemma with my photos. My photos are mainly taken using the fishing technique and although I am satisfied with them, they're turning out samey and a bit boring. Like you said, at the end of the day they are just photos with some good lighting and composition Im trying to move on to try different methods now. Maybe the next video could be 9 tips on how to do better with the hunting technique? :D
Hi Ted ! Thanks a lot :) Appreciate it ! If you are living a in place with new modern stunning architecture your pictures will get more likes on instagram (even if there are just people walking on the frame). Try to get some minimalist shots as well:) and yes I am planning to do a video on the hunting techinique as well :) Soon ! Thanks for watching :)
I was always The Hunter. Now I am fishing a bit more with the camera. Love for architecture makes the fishing relevant. To try have the elements fit in the frame. And pause the walking on sore feets 😁. But when I disconnect the thinking, it is still pure hunting.
Hi Kenneth ! Same here, I start my day being active and hunting but when I get a little bit tired I just go and fish :). I guess it's way easier to fish in places like New York, London, Paris or large cities, the architecture is impressive :)
TY for your tipps, am working on some of them yet. I also realized it is important to know the hunting and fishing grounds and the way of light over the day (using Sun Surveyor and G-earth at the moment before im out)
Glad you liked it Emanon :). True regarding the light, and different times of day give you different light and different opportunities. I should have put this in tip 10 :D. Thanks !
Hello Octavian, just recently started watching your videos, I feel I will get a lot out of them, they are very informative, and you are a very talented streetphotographer. Thank you for sharing your tips, I plan on starting to practice more, your work is very inspiring, thank you! I will be going fishing this evening.
Mainly I'm sort of in between. I love chance happenings as my priority but go from fishing to hunting at the same time. Love to have many options open. As for other videos, unless already have been done, would like to see the processing of images. Thanks and regards.
Nice topic! I try to shy away from fishing most of the time, because of it often lacking an interesting gesture or story, but it's very tempting to do it more because of Instagram.
Hello Octavian, Always interesting to see other photographers at work and their point of view. I also would like to see what your setting are if possible… Anyway, i have enjoyed watching once more. Grtz, Erwin
Hi Matt ! I would love to say that you are right but this is what youtube is telling me : 'Fewer regular viewers are choosing to watch this video.' Hahha :D. Thanks for watching :)
Sorry for the typos in the video :( I was in a hurry editing the video and didn't notice after exporting but next time I will double check. Let me know what videos you would like to see next on the channel. Thanks and have a great one :)
hehe no matter which spot, can be as nice as possible, I wait max 5 min :) I might come back, but I dont wait too long
yeah, I can wait about 10-15 minutes max. I feel like I am missing shots in other locations :)
Nice tutorial Octavian. Waiting for a new one with tips about haunting technique!
Coming soon ! :D thanks for watching :)
Thorough and spot-on tips, techniques, and commentary, Octavian.👍 Points well illustrated in vids and stills. Balanced perspective, too - shows much thought. Other channels mention the technique briefly among others, but fail to go into depth. Text and graphics overlays, effective. Agree, technique can easily be overdone to the point of losing impact - too many YT channels showing slight variations of the same “light-trap” compositions. Some folks take comfort in the approach because people in the shots cannot (generally) be identified. Variations you mentioned sometimes called “working the scene”. Agree, process can seem inefficient (what are we missing elsewhere while hanging around?) - can be overcome by accepting trade-offs. A possible negative of staying in one place too long is attracting unwanted attention to yourself (especially if you stand too long outside a bank😁).
A good “bookend” follow up to this post would be a vid about “hunting”. BTW, hope that waffle shops are among the fully opened places😁. Cheers!
Thanks a lot Paul :) Fully agree with you so far. I also noticed when I am standing in place for more than couple minutes people are becoming suspicions. We are constantly moving or staring at our phones, if you are not doing that you are probably 'up to something' :) - and I am not talking about a bank here :)). I will probably do one on hunting aswell soon. I need to do also one on editing. I really need to stop with the waffles, it's easier now because it pretty warm outside :). Thanks again for your feedback !
In the meantime I watched your settings video and got most answers, except maybe for the metering you use, thanks. And you definitely deserve a lot more subscribers, your videos and photos are better than most and more informative, too!
Hi man ! Thanks for the kind words :) appreciate it. I use center weight for my exposure metering. Thanks for watching my videos :)
@@OctavianCarare Great to know, thanks!!!
Well explained and inspirational. Thanks for these tips.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching Garen :)
Octavian I also use both techniques when shooting street. It’s nice to find a nice background or some nice light and wait for a subject to walk into the frame but I also enjoy walking around and hunting. I am wondering if you ever “shoot from the hip” where you don’t bring the camera to your face. I have found this allows me to get much closer to my subjects and I’m able to capture shots I would not get if I pulled the camera to my eye.
Hi Jim ! Thanks for watching. I agree with you regarding shooting from the hip, people will not notice you and basically they will not change their attitude so the scene is 'pure'. I rarely shoot from hip to be honest, but that's a good technique. I will probably do whole video with this technique at one point. Thanks for the feedback !
An interesting video, Octavian and yes, however we have totally different styles, I'm a hunter but
sometimes I'm fishing when I see a good background or surroundings:-))
Thanks for watching :) Me too I guess :) hunting mostly but fishing as well :)
Harry Mack's indeed like therapy! Love the mention at the beginning of your video!
Great that you reacted to that mention and that you are part of the Mack fam' 💪😁. Thanks for watching!
Couldn’t agree more Octavian. Pictures that has more depth, people interaction (as like the pictures taken by street photography gurus from 20th century such as Joel Meyerowitz, Fred Herzog, Vivian Maier, etc) somehow entice me more. Trying to put these elements as a photographer forces you to think more creative. Thanks for the content again 👌
Thank you ! Yeah, sometimes I feel my street photography lacks soul ;)
excellent video as always , thoroughly enjoyed the thoughts behind the shot
Thanks a lot for watching ! Appreciate it :)
It already seemed to be a lot of work. Now I see that it is a lot of science too 😁. For a beginner probably the best way to go would be a mix between the two techniques(something like hunting for a good place to fish), trying to be more active, and once one gets more experienced, the appropriate time to use each technique will come naturally.
Great lesson and beautiful shots. Glad to see them again. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.
And yes, Harry Mack is pretty awesome 🙂
Thanks for watching Alexandru ! I know it's not quite your domain/interest but appreciate you watched the video and big love for Harry Mack :). Hope you have a great one ! :)
Good tips and very true conclusion. Nice for beginners to get into streetphotography, but social media is simply completely oversaturated with this kind of pictures. Thanks for the video! 🙂👌
Thanks a lot Frez ! Fully agree with you regarding the social media :). Thanks for watching mate !
You're extremely talented. I like all of these shots. Street photography is an area I have aways struggled with, but many of the the techniques and photos you discuss here have given me new ideas. If you ever plan to come to my hometown here in Gent to take photos please feel free to contact me. It would be fun to watch you working and get some valuable tips to improve my photos (if you don't object, of course). I will even buy you a nice lunch. You'll find me on facebook under my name.
Thanks a lot for the kind words Graham ! I come at least one time per month in Gent, love the city and the vibes. Feel free to follow me on instagram, I am not quite often on facebook. I will let you know when I come to Gent. Thanks again!
Congratulations for the video and for your images (finally photographs that have a soul).
I look forward to the video on the hunting technique.
See you soon
Thanks a lot for the kind words ! Glad you liked it :) See you soon :)
Great video, thanks a lot for sharing your experience, you are one of a kind, there should be more people like you!
Thanks Carlos! Hope it helps and glad you liked it 🌟
Very useful technique, thank you for sharing.
You're very welcome! Thanks for watching Tony :)
Awesome instructional video - this is a keeper !
Glad you liked it Stig ! Thanks a lot ! :)
Awesome video Octavian, and great tips.
Glad you liked it! Appreciate Aart :)
great vid on street photography!
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watching ! :)
Helpful videos do you make! You can start workshops! As a Dutch neighbour maybe I’ll follow one in Antwerp 😜
Hi Berno ! I give one to one workshops if you are interested in learning more about street photography :)
@@OctavianCarare I did it (photography and also some streetwork) until we got kids. Now waiting for the Q2 to arrive and will pick up this great hobby again. Never stopped making pictures but now there’s more time again. Love to do a workshop someday and will keep this in mind!
Great Octavian, would be nice to see your Leica film camera street review :)
Cheers
Hi Nikola ! Thanks ! What Leica film camera ? :)
@@OctavianCarare I guess M6 would be the great choice for this channel :)
thx for this tips
Thanks mate !
Liked that. Subscribed.
Thank you Billy! Appreciate it!
@@OctavianCarare No problem :)
:)
Love all your videos and like others am curious about how you process your images, especially how much you already underexpose (and how), when you take the picture, thanks!
Hi again :) I need to do a video on how I process my pictures. I will do that soon :)
Awesome video, thanks.
I was doing this also but never realized it was a technique with a name.
Cool tips actually. Eventhough I agree that you should not only don this, you motivated me to do it more ;)
Yeah, more videos of that style 😎
Glad it was helpful Amaury and thank you for watching :). I will do more videos in this style then. A bientot ! :)
Great informative video Octavian :)
I was having the exact same issue and dilemma with my photos.
My photos are mainly taken using the fishing technique and although I am satisfied with them, they're turning out samey and a bit boring.
Like you said, at the end of the day they are just photos with some good lighting and composition
Im trying to move on to try different methods now.
Maybe the next video could be 9 tips on how to do better with the hunting technique? :D
Hi Ted ! Thanks a lot :) Appreciate it ! If you are living a in place with new modern stunning architecture your pictures will get more likes on instagram (even if there are just people walking on the frame). Try to get some minimalist shots as well:) and yes I am planning to do a video on the hunting techinique as well :) Soon ! Thanks for watching :)
I was always The Hunter. Now I am fishing a bit more with the camera. Love for architecture makes the fishing relevant. To try have the elements fit in the frame. And pause the walking on sore feets 😁. But when I disconnect the thinking, it is still pure hunting.
Hi Kenneth ! Same here, I start my day being active and hunting but when I get a little bit tired I just go and fish :). I guess it's way easier to fish in places like New York, London, Paris or large cities, the architecture is impressive :)
TY for your tipps, am working on some of them yet. I also realized it is important to know the hunting and fishing grounds and the way of light over the day (using Sun Surveyor and G-earth at the moment before im out)
Glad you liked it Emanon :). True regarding the light, and different times of day give you different light and different opportunities. I should have put this in tip 10 :D. Thanks !
Hello Octavian, just recently started watching your videos, I feel I will get a lot out of them, they are very informative, and you are a very talented streetphotographer. Thank you for sharing your tips, I plan on starting to practice more, your work is very inspiring, thank you! I will be going fishing this evening.
Welcome aboard Brenda, glad you liked the video and I hope it will be helpful. Thank you for your kind words and feel free to share your work :).
Mainly I'm sort of in between. I love chance happenings as my priority but go from fishing to hunting at the same time. Love to have many options open. As for other videos, unless already have been done, would like to see the processing of images. Thanks and regards.
Hi Victor, thanks for the feedback. Same here, I am in between I guess :). I need to do the editing video, yes. It will come soon hopefuly :)
Nice topic! I try to shy away from fishing most of the time, because of it often lacking an interesting gesture or story, but it's very tempting to do it more because of Instagram.
Well said! Fully agree with you Chris ! :) Thanks for watching and for your feedback !
Nice!
Thanks !
@@OctavianCarare Good work!
Merci pour tes conseils et ton partage d’expérience ! Top !
Merci pour avoir regardé Edgard :)
@@OctavianCarare tes conseils sont super et en plus je travaille mon anglais 😜 top ! Mais surtout j’adore ton approche et tes photos !
@@edgardsoquenne9361 un grand merci ! J'espère que ca va t'aider pour des chouettes photos 😁
Hello Octavian,
Always interesting to see other photographers at work and their point of view.
I also would like to see what your setting are if possible…
Anyway, i have enjoyed watching once more.
Grtz, Erwin
Hi Erwin ! I did a video on my street settings a while ago, nothing fancy to be honest. Thanks for watching :)
@@OctavianCarare goodmorning, mist that one. I’’ll check it out. Thx
Something tells me this video is going to get a lot of views.
Hi Matt ! I would love to say that you are right but this is what youtube is telling me : 'Fewer regular viewers are choosing to watch this video.' Hahha :D. Thanks for watching :)